Russian hackers feverishly working to steal COVID-19 vaccine research, governments say

COVID-19 vaccine researchers are working around the clock to advance promising candidates, but Russian hackers are simultaneously trying to swipe everything they've learned, officials from the U.S., U.K. and Canada said Thursday.

U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre accused the hacker group APT29 in an advisory Thursday. The group, which also goes by the names “the Dukes” or “Cozy Bear,” is “almost certainly” part of Russian intelligence, NCSC says. Canadian and U.S. government agencies agreed with the analysis.